Pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine



March 25, 1952 R. w. cLAUSs 2,590,088

PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHINGMACHINE Filed April 30, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 BY @fw March 25, 1952 R. w. cLAUss PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE Filed April '3o. 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 1N VEN TOR.

W f M@ l) March 25, 1952 R. w. cLAUss 2,590,088

PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 50, 1947 INVENTOR.

BY @PWM March -25, 1952 R. W. CLAUSS PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND TTACHING MACHINE Filed April 30, 1947 .4 Sheets-Sheet 4 6 64 6 65 6p I IIHH 6:5

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Patented Mar. 25, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-ICE PNTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE 2 Claims.

rlhis invention relates to pinticket manufacturing and attaching machines and is an improvement over the structure shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,503,745 granted on August 5, 1924, to Max O. Clause for Label Attaching Machines.

The improvement consists in a mouth formed by a base portion supporting certain of the operating parts and by a table, forming a platform upon which the material to be tagged or labeled, can be placed. The mouth is formed by a base plate which supports the inking, feeding, printing, registering of paper and the cutting device, which base plate is arranged to have a substantial part of it spaced from a table upon which the garments or materials are placed to have the labels or tickets attached thereto,` said space being sufficient for the unimpeded movement of the garment or material on the table. As part of the operative mechanism extends from the lower part of the machine to the upper part thereof, a guide member is disposed within the space, and this guide member is suitably fastened at the desired position depending on the size or character of the garment or material. Thereby, this guide member forms a protector at the rear of the mouth between the upper base portion and the table below. Part of this table is used as a means to start the operation of the machine, and is so designed that whatever the mouth adjustment is, the starter is at hand.

The cutting knives have a shear action. This is enabled by providing the movable knives with a stem, which stem is out of center with the knife action whereby the movable knife has a shearing action with the stationary knife. Said stem is held in place by a plate having a slot the walls of which engage a cutout of the stem. This stem acts as a pivot for the movable knife, said stem having a ball at its other end, and a washer with a concave depression of the same curvature as the ball, said plate having means fastening it in spaced `relation to the machine frame.

Upon the upper part of the mouth, the inking, feeding, printing. registering of the paper, and cutting is performed, keeping the mouth free from all of these operations. A paper guide unit for guiding the paper properly to the printing is also provided.

The printing head has its shaft suspended against an adjustable plate on the base plate, in a manner to allow the shaft and printing head to move up or down to give a yielding effect to the printing head. The printing and feeding head is mounted movable, with a stop and tension spring for the proper paper printing distance and pressure. By the means of increasing or decreasing the curvature of the paper, at the place where it is to be printed, or the sliding back and forth of the paper guide unit, or both, the registering of the ticket is performed.

As the cutting of each ticket must be in registration with printed matter thereon, it is essential that the printing must be so placed on the paper, that by the time it is subjected to cutting, it is guided so that the cutting is properly done. For this purpose, a carriage for the printing roller is'provded which carriage is movable, until adjusted in proper position. Also, a roller on this carriage is disposed adjacent the printing Vroller to give the desired curvature to the paper,

which varies with each kind of paper, and` which curvature determines the printing surface. The registering of the paper is important for the proper shape of they ticket, and is essential due to the various types of paper that are used.

The inking roller has a double adjustment.

The invention will be more fully described hereinafter, embodiments thereof shownin the drawings, and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. l is a front view;

Fig. 2 is a side view;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view o-f the printing roller unit or carriage, showing the paper adjustment;

Fig. 4 is a side view, opposite to that shown in Fig. 2

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the knife or scissor holder, shown in spaced position;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the guide for the mouth;

Fig. 8 is a plan View of the printing head shaft adjustment; and

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the various views.

Referring to the drawings, the machine may be considered divided into two parts, the upper part A and the lower part B. A strip paper I0, a scissor I2 for cutting off the paper, a printing mechanism I3, for printing and feeding the paper, and the stapling die member i4, together with their operative parts, are arranged in the upper part A. In the lower part B a horizontal table or platform i8 extends the width and length of the machine, permitting passage at the rear thereof of certain operative parts extending from the lower part B to the upper part A. A central vertical wall I9 extends from the bottom of the machine to the table I8, and upwardly beyond where the mouth ends to support the base plate 2 I, and a second vertical wall extends from the bottom of the machine to the table I8, and upwardly beyond where the mouth ends to support the base plate 2|. Also, on these Walls I9 and 26 operative parts below the base plate 2l are supported.

The first improvement is a horizontal base portion 2I for the operative parts comprising the upper part A, which is spaced from the table I8, which is located in the lower part B, a distance about equal to that necessary to allow room for the material to be stapled or tagged.

The second improvement is an adjustable mouth guide of general U shape which has on the upper edge of one of its legs 26, a hook portion 21 at its front end and a hook portion 21a at its rear end, and also an inwardly extending flange 26 with an adjustable screw 29. The base portion has at one longitudinal side thereof an upwardly extending flange 22 and has at its other longitudinal side a downwardly extending flange 23. A block 36a is secured to the leg 26 and is spaced from the screw 29, to allow for the passage of upwardly extending flange 22, whereby a clamping effect is obtained. The hook portions 21 and 21a each extend over the upwardly extending flange 22, and the screw 29 serves to press against the flange 22 for locking the guide 25 in a xed position. The other leg 26a extends under the flange 23. The front portion 36 has a height substantially equal to the space between the table I8 and the base portion 2l, that is, about the amount of space needed for the entry and free passage of the material to which the ticket is to be applied. The lower surface of the base portion 2 I, the upper surface of the table I8 and the front surface of the front Wall 30 of the guide 25, from a mouth for the passage of material at the rear of the staple attaching mechanism generally indicated by I6 and I4. The guide 25 may be placed in any desired position and then secured in position. In Fig. 2, the dotted lines 32 show another position of the guide 25 than that shown in full lines. The extent of movement of the guide 25 is determined by abutment 33, in the form of a screw, at the front and by the walls I9 and 20, which are extending upwardly beyond the table I8 to support the base plate 2 I.

The third improvement is the arrangement of the operating plate I1, which is so designed that it is in a convenient position in respect to the mouth, whatever its adjustment may be. This plate releases the clutch mechanism which in turn starts the machine. At the right end of the table I6, and normally at the level thereof, is a plate hinged at 36 to the table I8, and to the underside of the plate 35, a lever 31 is pivoted which lever is connected with a crank arm 33 pivoted tothe starting shaft 39. The plate 35 has a vertical member 35a which extends below the table I6. By arranging the material in proper position al1 that is necessary is to press the plate 35 downwardly momentarily and then release. The machine sets in operation and it continues to operate until the ticket has been made and fastened.

The fourth improvement is found in the scissor action.

The blades i6 and 4I are pivoted to a central stem 42, having an end ball 43, and having near its other end 66, diametrically opposite cut outs 45. A plate i6 has a slot 61, the walls of which engage the out outs d5. A washer i6 with a concave depression is provided, into which depression a ball #33 seats. The plate 46 acts as a tension member and a lock for the stem 62. The plate 46 acts also as a spring for the purpose of keeping the upper or moving knife 0 together with tension against the stationary knife 4I. A screw 49 fits into the slot 5D to support the plate 46 to the supporting block 5I. The knife 4l is secured to the upper oase portion by a screw 52. The knife 46 has a cam plate 53 which is operated by the roller 54. The stem (l2 is out of center with the knife action causing the knife d to be moved in a downward and inward motion, while it is operating against the stationary knife 4i. This shear action facilitates the cutting of the paper. The tension plate 46, the concave washer 6B, and the out of center stem 42, cooperate together to give the movable knife 46, the shear action described.

The fth improvement is the paper guide unit (see Figure 3). The lower roller 55 is rotatably supported by the frame 56 which supports the paper guide rollers I I. The guide roller I Ia, adjacent the lower printing roller 55 has collars 51 at its ends to enable the strip of paper to ride thereon, so that the printed portion of the paper, on which the ink is still wet will not contact with the roller Ila.

The sixth improvement is the printing head adjustment. The printed head I3 is supported on a shaft 56 which rotates in trunnions 59. These trunnions 53 form part of a plate 60 which is pivoted at a shaft 6I. These trunnions also provide additional space for easy adjustments for larger or smaller printing heads, for longer and shorter tickets. Below the plate 66 is a second plate 62 which is fixed by screws 63 to the base portion 2l. A stop screw 64 is fastened to the plate 66 and engages the plate 62. A tension spring 65 is disposed between the plate 60 and a nut 66 of a screw 61, which screw 61 is fastened in plate 62. The screw 61 is permanently secured to the plate 62. By moving the nut 66 downward the tension of the spring is increased. This arrangement allows the plate 66 with its trunnions and printing head to move up and down, to give a yielding effect to the action of the printing head. The shaft 6l is supported in bearings 6Ia on the plate 62. Screws 6 I b fasten the plate 60 to the shaft 6I. Clamping screws 68 serve to take up the wear of the bearings.

The seventh improvement is the enclosed inking roller with its double adjustments. The roller 16 (Fig. l) is on a shaft 1I supported by the closed ends 12 of the cylindrical casing 13. This casing has a rectangular window or opening 1d to permit the printing head I3 to contact with the inking roller l0, and the shaft freely rotates in the ends 12 of the casing 13. The casing 13 has extensions 16, with openings therein, through which a supporting shaft 11 passes. One end of this shaft 11 is fixed to an extension 1B` on the printing head support 19. The supported end of this shaft 11 is adjustable in its position in two directions. One direction, by means of a screw 66 which enables the shaft to be rotated when the screw 66 is loose. A tension spring 8I is fixed on the shaft 11 and is adapted to press against the casing 13. This spring BI then presses the casing 13 against an'adjustable stopping mechanism 82 on the printing head support 13. The

stopping machanism 82 is held in place and adjusted by screw 83. Thereby, the inking roller 'i3 is held in the proper position for the printing head to receive the necessary inking. The adjustment of the shaft 'I7 in the other direction is to align the inking roller to the printing head. This is done by screw clamp 84, which holds the shaft 'I1 in the proper adjusted position to obtain the best alignment with the type face.

The eighth improvement is the registering device for the cutting of the printed strip. As known, paper has different textures, and one roll of paper may depart somewhat from another roll. This requires registering the paper to a position so that the cutting is always properly aligned with the printed matter on the ticket. For this purpose the printing roller unit 5t (Fig. 3) is provided with horizontal longitudinal flanges 85 with slots 8S. The flanges 85 rest upon the upper surface of the plate 2|. Screws 8,1

pass through these slots (it, and the fastening of the same and hold the unit 55 in fixed position. The adjustment of this position enables the printing roller 55 to be placed in proper position to the printing type of the printing head I3, in respect to the particular thickness or texture of the particular paper being used, and for the proper amount of feeding of the paper. f

Also another adjustment resides in the manip'-l ulation of the roller IIb. The shaft IIc of this roller is adjustable in vertical position by means of screws 88, the shaft ends being in slots 89. The adjustment of theroller IIb then permits the kchanging of the curvature of the paper as it is presented to the printing head, the increasing of the curvature of the paper lessens the amount of paper that will be fed, and the decreasing of the curvature of the paper increases the amount of paper that will be fed. By these adjustments, or either of them, the printing on the paper is such as to register properly with the cutting olf of each individual ticket, so that on the out oil ticket the printed matter is properly spaced on the ticket face in respect to the cut off ends.

A tension and a retension device |28 is used to retain the paper or wire on the roller and at the same time gives it tension. This consists of a slotted plate I2 I, which seats around the paper roller shaft |22, which has a hole for the'entrance of a coiled spring |23. A like device is used for wire roller.

An essential feature of the invention underlying the improvements, is the printing of an unprinted strip of paper I8, at the front of the machine, where the ticket is entirely manufactured, in that, it is printed, registered and cut off. This manufacture of the ticket is immediately above the mouth entrance. The knives 49 and 4I of scissors are disposed entirely above the mouth entrance and do not act as a barrier to the entry of the material or garments. The printing roller is also disposed entirely above the mouth. All operative parts between the upper and lower parts A and B, are disposed at the rear of the mouth, thereby leaving the mouth open for the material or garments. The mouth opening is regulated by the adjustment of the guide 25.

The operative parts shown in the drawings and not above specifically described are substantially like those in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,503,745, of August 5, 1924, granted to Max O. Clauss, with such differences as will appear, and are now described for completeness sake.

The main shaft l5 is connected with a clutch mechanism for the starting and automatic stop ping of the machine after a ticket has been made. This clutch mechanism is described in detail in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,584,846 of May 18, 1926, to Max O. Clauss. The main sha-ft I5 makes one revolution per ticket. A cam 9| drives the staple making arm 92 for the operation of the staple making mechanism I6. Cam 93 operates the lever 94 (Fig. 2) pivoted at 94a to a standard 94h, by means of a roller 94e; The roller 94e is held against cam 93 by spring 94d attached to 94. The lever 94 moves the member 95 through the locking mechanism 86, and lever 95 moves the lever 97 pivoted at 98 to an upright 99. The end of the lever 9T, drives a plate IilEI guided' by rods IUI in a downward motion to move the knife 40 downwardly against the knife 4I. This downward motion also moves the ticket carriage |92, which is pivoted at |03 to the plate |09. On plate |08 a stapling anvil or die I4 is supported, which coacts with the stapling mechanism I6 of part B. The Wire W is fed from a spool |84 on a shaft |85 supported on the frame member I9.

On the main shaft I 5 is secured a sprocket IIlt` over which a chain |81 passes, which chain is guided by idlers |98 and |09 having their shafts supported in the upper part A, namely on plate 2|. The chain |07 also passes over a sprocket III), on the shaft 53 (see Fig. 4). It will be noted that the chain lill', is re-entrant, so as not to interfere with the mouth C before described. The turning of the shaft I5 of part B turns the shaft 58 of part A, one revolution for the feeding, printing of the paper and inking of the type.

The one revolution of shaft I5 is divided into four parts. The first part is used for the feeding of the paper and its printing, also the feeding of the wire. The second part is used for the cutting of the paper and carrying it together with the staple die I4 to the staple mechanism I9, and also for the cutting and the bending of the wire into therform of a staple. The part third is used for pushing the staple through the garment and through the ticket, contacting with the die I4, bending'the ends of the staple wire inwardly and completing the fastening. The fourth part is the returning of the operative parts back to their initial position.

Divisional applications of this application were .filed on O'ctober 25, 1948, under Serial Number 56,329 (still pending) and on October 25, 1948, under Serial Number 56,330, issued on January 2, 1952, under U. S. Patent No. 2,580,408.

I have described several forms of my invention, but obviously various changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as set out in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a ticket manufacturing and attaching device having a horizontal base plate with a front and rear portion, a horizontal table spaced below the front portion of the base plate, said base plate being only supported by its rear portion, leaving a long space between said base plate and table for the entrance of garments to be ticketed, a ticket holder for the finished ticket, and a cutter for cutting off the finished ticket, said holder and knife being in front of said base plate and above the table, the combination of a printing and feeding head unit, a paper guide unit, said printing and feeding head and paper guide units being detachably secured to the upper surface of said base plates for adjustment on said base plate, the distance of said printing and feeding unit and paper guide unit from said cutter determining the length of the ticket and said paper guide unit determining the width of the ticket, and determining the registration of the cutter with the printed matter on the paper, operating mechansm below said table, means actuated by said mechanism extending to the rear of the table and base plate and to above the base plate to said printing and feeding head unit for operating said printing and feeding head unit, means actuated by said mechanism extending to the rear of the table and base plate and then to above and to the front of the base plate, for operating the ticket holder and knife in frbnt of the base plate, and a supporting means on said base plate for said last named means, whereby different sized tickets are made and applied to any portion of the garment in said long space.

2. In a pin ticket manufacturing and attaching device having means on the device consisting of a paper guide unit, a printing and feeding head unit for the paper, a cutter for cutting the paper to ticket size, and a stapler die, arranged successively from the rear towards the front of the device in a horizontal plane, a base portion supporting said means and having a lower surface in a horizontal plane below said horizontal plane in which said means are arranged, a table spaced from said lower surface of the base portion a distance corresponding to the garment to which the ticket is to be applied, a stapler below the stapler die and below the table, a guide member disposed between said surface and the table forming with the surface and table a mouth for the entry of said garment to enable the same to be freely moved to adjust it to the ticket stapler die and stapler, and mechanism at the rear of the guide member for operating the aforesaid means extending from below to above said base portion and through the space between the base portion and table, the combination of a plate hinged to the table, having its upper surface normally in the plane of said table forming a part thereof, and extending along the side of the table with its front edge in line with the front edge of the table, said hinge being about at the innermost position of the guide member, and connections between said hinged plate and the operating mechanism, to actuate the cycle of operation of said mechanism on the depression of said hinged plate, whereby the article to be ticketed may be adjusted in position in the mouth and the ticket attached at the front of the mouth with the aid of the hands of the operator getting the garment to any position in the mouth, and the hinged plate depressed without the aid of the hands by the forearm of the operator.

ROBERT W. CLAUSS.

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